Results - 2017 ICF CANOE SPRINT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

Biography

Marta WALCZYKIEWICZ

Athlete entered in:
Women's 200m K1 SENIOR

SPORTING RELATIVES:		Her father also competed in canoe sprint and now he is a coach. (wkaliszu.pl, 21 Feb 2014; polsatsport.pl, 24 Jul 2015)
FACEBOOK:		https://www.facebook.com/walczykiewiczmarta/
INSTAGRAM:		https://www.instagram.com/marta_walczykiewicz_official/
PLACE OF RESIDENCE:		Kalisz
OCCUPATION:		Athlete
LANGUAGES:		English, Polish
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?:		She began paddling at age nine at the Student Sports Club in Kalisz, Poland.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT:		Her parents first introduced her sister Daria to the sport and she wanted to join in too.
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER:		Her father. (onet.pl, 16 Jun 2015)
CLUB:		KTW Kalisz: Poland
NAME OF COACH:		Zbigniew Walczykiewicz [club, father], Tomasz Kryk [national], POL
TRAINING REGIME:		She trains twice a day for up to a total of four hours each day. In addition to her work on the water, she does strength training at the gym three or four times a week.
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT:		Winning a gold medal at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. (polsatsport.pl, 16 Jun 2015; 24 Jul 2015)